Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1887-06-02

are in custody awaiting an investigation.
In Jefferson township, Green County,
Iowa, John Fall and wife were murdered
and their house burned on the night of the
25th. 1t is supposed the crime was COM
body of Mrs. Fall was outside the house
with her head crushed in and the body of
Mr.. FALL not entirely consumed showed
similar injury
At Cannon Falls, Mimi, citizens are
removing as rapidly as possible all traces of
the late fire. Fifty men are at work
clearing away debris, while number OF
new buildings for temporary use are going
up. All the safes have been opened and
contents found in good shape. A carefully
revised estimate of losses places them at
S125,000.
On the oath, when the freight train
from Hawarden arrived at Salem, Oak,
dead man was seen in one of the cars pinned
against the end of it by the lumber with
a ride. The lumber had been thrown against
lam, and he was dead before help arrived.
He proved to be Henry E. Reese of Huron,
who leaves wife and six children.
At Chippewa Falls, Vision the "a,
the new woolen mill was destroyed by fire.
The inside of the mill and machinery were
ruined. Loss, $4,000; insurance, $4,000
The loss falls heavily on Simon Cobban ard
James Mitchell. 1t has not been decided
whether the mill will be rebuilt T. Crys-
tai was badly hurt by the pole Of the hose
cart striking him in the side.
On the 25th, freight brakeman,
Henry Maxwell, while attempting to board
an engine on the Burlington, Cedar Rapids
&, Northern railway at Palmer, Dakota was
run over and so severely injured that he
died in an hour. His brother is conductor
on the east end of the Burlington, Cedar
Rapids and Northern. His remains were
sent to La Crosse, Wis.
At New Richmond, Wis, on tho 21st.
Joseph Wingerer was killed by the collapse
of cistern which he was building for O..
w. Mosher. The accident took place at
o'clock in the morning, and was caused by
set. Mr.. Burke was quite badly injured at
the same time.
At Hope, Oak, on the oath, John w.
Smith, aged twenty three, recently of Min
neapolis, lost his life by the premature dis
charge of hercules powder cartridge
which he was sinking to blast rock in an
artesian well at the Broadlawn farm. Both
legs were blown off and he was disem-
boweled. He lived forty-five minutes.
During a storm on the night of the
21st, the dwelling house and barn of Mr.
Dickinson, in Waile township, Grand Forks
Co., OAK, were struck by lightning and
burned to the ground. Three of his cattle
were killed at the same time The family
were left homeless on the prairie at mid
night, while fearful storm ragged
A post-mortem examination of the
body of the travelling man Gilbert, found
dying at St Paul, revealed that he died
from apoplexy and not from any blows or
injury received and the coroners jury so
found in their verdict and tho persons held
in custody We're honorably discharged.
Thomas NJ. Plaisted, of Britton, Oak,
clerk of courts for Marshall County, was
taken insane at Aberdeen on Saturday,
and it is thought he cannot recover. An
effort to deprive him of his office is thought
to be the cause. He is a nephew of Gov.
Plaisted of Maine.
G. w. Griggs, A. G. Foster, G. Nj.
Griggs, Frank Blakeslee and F. B. Clarke,
of st. Paul, Mimi, have Incorporated the
Montana q Cnur d'Alene r. R., capital
81 100000, to build railroad from
Thompson's Falls, Montana, to Ceur
d'Alene lake.
AT Winnebago City, fire caught in
the engine room of Peaveys g. Co.'s. eleva-
tor at IL 80 Friday night, and the elevator
was burned to the ground. Nothing was
saved About eight to ten Thousand bush
els of grain was burned. No other damage
was done.
At Fargo, OAK, ground was broken
on Monday for the new hotel, corner of
| Roberts street and Second avenue, to be
| four stories and basement solid brick, l40 feet
| front on the two streets, and to cost $780,
600 A large force will push the work with
all speed.
Gov. McGill, in Washington. secured
from Adgt. Gen. Drum promiseof military
instructor for the Minnesota State Uni
yersity, and it is probable that Lieut.. Z.
T. Andrus of the 5th Cavalry, now at Fort
sai' sIiRpy' Ind t. will be detailed in the early
An employe of the st. Paul Roller
Mill was found in an upper story of the
mill Tuesday evening with both hands torn
OIL at the wrists and a bolt driven into his
/ knee. 1t is supposed in attempting to adj
Company A.. of Minnesota went
through its evolutions at Washington on
Tuesday in the prize drill, being the first
company called. Their work is described
as being very creditable indeed but not of
character to carry off the first prize.
Yankton, Dakota, is jubilant over
the news received from Omaha to the effect
that the Omaha. Yankton road is assured
and that Omaha will vote 100000 of the
| S50O,O00 asked. This will give Yankton a
| bridge and Southern outlet.
The people of Washington Territory
will on July 4 celebrate the completion OF
the Cascade division of the Northern
| Pacific at Tacoma Senator c. K Davis OF
st. Paul, has been invited to deliver the
oration of the day.
| Frost was reported from many
points in Minnesota and Dakota on the
18th. A st. Vincent dispatch says: "a
severe frost Tuesday night cut down the
wheat. The fields this morning smell like
new mown hay"
David Ryerson, merchant and far
mer of Panora, Iowa, shot bimself in the
1 hoeu oa el0 ~olil, dhd Will HOL IeCOVeF- Ut
4 had suffered some time from hip and spine
! disease and his mind was clouded by hi.
illness.
! At Alexandria, Dakota. May 25th
/ Curran's agricultural warehouse ant
Clark's livery barn were burned. Loss
$4,000; insured for 5000. The town hac
narrow escape from total destruction.
At Kempton, Wis, 40 inch circular
saw in Ball Il Culbertson's mill burst and &
| fragment 90 inches square went through
| Peter Olson cutting him from the right hiI
to the left shoulder killing him instantly.
At Chippewa, Falls, Wis, Friday
afternoon, while playing on the river banl
/ George, the seven year-old son of Mrs. Rice
jumped into the river and was drowned.
The Wisconsin Central r. R., has de
cided to build extensive shops at st. Paul
Mimi, upon tract of land purchased q
the North St Paul land company.
/ A Mapleton, OAK, dispatch state: